Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-28

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| thia enoAmpment IL the sheltaFinR q
large numbers Of old veterans IN tentas
/ They we're tried af eacS ensampmsnt
before IN small numbers. Tho plan
gave saeh satisfaction end pleasure that
/ it was decided 20 thua house the vast
nnmbeF, and the Executive Oommittea
arranged 10 care for . greater COR
oouK-e Of people IN the neld than has
ever before been attempted IN any land
except IN times Of var. Perhaps nc
canvass Of such proportions has ever
bsen built 10 shoFt time. Within two
months $500 tents with empls room for
Goo soldiers more thaa there 10 10
the entire Unlted States army. have
beer. pat together, and are nov pitched
| 10 the ten beautiful parks Of this city.
all within radius Of to miles from
headquarters and esnneofed By tale-
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balls Of straw makes mattresses for each
tent.
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strapped on his knapsack OF grip.
Three hundred Of these are pitched on
Lyon Park, 800 In Ooneordia PARK. 800
10 Hyde PARK. 500 Ia Waahinaton Park.
$50 Ia Carr Place, 700 In s. Louis Park,
800 Ia jackson Park, 150 10 Forest PARK,
$50 around the Court House and other
places and 100 In the heaFs OF the city.
For several days the deserted walks ard
the white coverings of the parks we're
an army Of ioyiai and tried Spirits
/ whether the boys would take 10 The
tents has been dispelled, for on q dFin-
xlinQ, rainy day mora applications for
such shelter have been made than tsnss
are ready for, bot The neiohboEina
hotels and boarding houses offer relief
for she Surplus.
In many cases the veterans viii slsep
in camp and house his family near By.
A peep within the tents shls eveninR re-
vsals touching sosne. The warrior.
citizen only knows the feelings Of snoh
RloFious "reminiscences. Ever and anon
q s1FginR crowd upon The street stopa 70
HEAn xHs BUaL.
And then q stentoFian vcioe calling out
tbe name Of company, regiment and
State. Sometimes the call for some
oomfade not seen for ye6fs. Too often
theFe Was no RESPONSE, bot then again
an answer Of silence as they meet and
then 9 jubilee. These Gangs are full Of
pathetic msstinRs after years Of sspaFa-
II \ "A l. anAm a.
thousands Of the boys In blue together.
The great camp is success and vlll
become q part Of the Grand Army Re
union enOampments Of the future.
xHE WIDOW or ozzKnkE nLkTR.
The Frank p. Blair Posi-, besides The
usual reception 20 visitors today,
marched 10 the Eeuidenoe Of she widow
Of General 2. p. Blair at noon and pre-
sented her With q medal recently
sdopted by the Post, bearing as =
medallion the head Of her late hnsband.
10 return Mrs. Blair presented 20 the
Post 9 faa OF the Bevenseenth Army
Oorps, commanded By General Blair
during the latter part Of the war.
PROMINENT knRrvAEs.
General LucIus Fairohild, Adiuiant-
General Gray and others Of bic staf ~.
rived this evening. He vas met at the
depot By General GFieE and msuuted
stad. and vas escorted 10 bis quarters
at the Southern Hotel. Hon. Hannibai
Hamlin came With The Commander IN.
Chiefss party.
Mrs.. Elizibstb DARN Kline, National
Presicent Of The Woman's Relief Corps.
arrived from San Francisco this AFTER
noon.
PARADE POSTPONED.
ST.. LoUEs, Sept. T.-OWinR 10 ths
steady Wind this morning, the Grand
Army revisW vas postponed till 1oI
o'clock tomorfow.
On Suaday meFning have apparently
come 70 stay aud The disaRrsesble driz
xIy Wind and the moissnre-iaden a.
mosphere eaFectuaiIy orushed all hope Of
i the parade today. This left the oou8-
Fadss to seek their own amasement and
the various headquaFtsEs, post halls ard
camps we're crowded With them. Tee
hotel halls and rooms we're tammed
while IN the eoxEidsrs bands Of musss
mads strenuous
KyEozTs 70 DIsPEL TIE oLooM.
Long lines Of people tEampsd The
streets aud aroWied e the weather.
Tha last Of the line had scarcely Rstirsd
lass niRht before the advance guards
wers 6ut for today. o. al the failways
leading into the city excursion trains
we're sidetracked, while thoss bguugha
through che tunnel jsmmed al tbe
tricks. Neverthelsa8 10 sack eroud
vas sveF handled IN this city 10 90 shoFt
q time.
THn Ham. MUD AID eEooM
Piayed havos With the Grand Array a.
rnneerusnss today, and when she grand
par1ds was given up the boya bad moth
| inc % DO bot hunt ~ places Of amass-
ment. The exposiiian. conseqoently,
uas the hsFboR Of thousands, aod Gil
more had pFeparsd Q special proREamne
Of nafioBal airs and vac songs. Netef-
ans eama 10 sec the slahtss and they
marched about until ths sidewalks and
streets we're aoaRed With mud from
camp 20 camp and fFam hotel 20 hotsl.
/ n the STATE headQuaFtaEs ai he La
All Hossl crouds iammed tbs doors fer
boaFs, the comrades gathefed Af0und
The famous MANNED s8AH Of 0aveFnoF
Rnsk. HeRissfaa ecntinuod inees
nnnisy. bat atiIl not one quaTaeT Of the
men enrolled their names. OF al the
/ Ststss rapressnted, Ksness reports The
i areafest number Of soldiers With IliI1oia
fo'l0wing and then, pzetabl5, iowa and
Nfsseusi cosns 90. TheTe are enough
hafn from Ell quarters 30 give good ex-
pressisn Of opinion fsom every dspAEt-
msBA :.
A pssitioa u being esnsEally siEnee
nskine CouRfesa 10 pass bili for the
Fndieeut vstarana. Saeh q bill. 4 fs
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earisfsd air thne lbe daRs ara 1liil ttene.
Delegates 70 tbe Conssn7i9n hare been
mosiaa about vittlnR elnsE11s ooa.s4
todaF and seaFchina - fbeir ninee fer
the hest man for tie coaitinn of Ca@-
nander-l In Chief. GeneEnl BoeFman,
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the oE8es uD6sF any eifsomsta8eeg- -
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